La Maestra has been providing comprehensive
primary medical care for all ages for twenty years,
including Women’s Health and Reproductive Care and
Pediatric Care including programs such as Childhood
Health Care Services, which includes the Comprehensive
Health and Disability Prevention program, medical
examinations, immunizations and physicals for school
enrollment, as well as Reach Out and Read, a national
AAP program that makes early literacy promotion a
standard part of pediatric primary care.
The clinic operates, is funded by, or participates in
several programs for pregnant women and their children,
including First Five for no-cost prenatal oral care;
California's Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program
that combines prenatal and perinatal care with health
education, oral care and psychosocial care and includes
referrals for comprehensive ultrasound and consults for
fetal echo, amniocentesis and other genetic testing;
Sweet Success for patients who have developed or at high
risk for developing gestational diabetes or diabetes
mellitus during pregnancy; the San Diego County
Perinatal Care Network that helps pregnant women apply
for Medi-Cal in order to receive early prenatal care;
and Vaccines for Children, which helps families by
providing free vaccines to doctors who serve eligible
children 0 to 18 years of age. La Maestra also provides
Geriatric healthcare.
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Services include: